negotiator.bidding
Class BidDetails

java.lang.Object
  negotiator.bidding.BidDetails

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Comparable<BidDetails>

public class BidDetails
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.lang.Comparable<BidDetails>, java.io.Serializable

The BidDetails class is used to store a bid with it's corresponding utility and time it was offered. In this way constant re-computation of the utility values is avoided.

Author:

Tim Baarslag, Alex Dirkzwager, Mark Hendrikx

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

BidDetails(Bid bid, double myUndiscountedUtil)
Creates a BidDetails-object which stores a bid with it's corresponding utility.

BidDetails(Bid bid, double myUndiscountedUtil, double time)
Creates a BidDetails-object which stores a bid with it's corresponding utility and the time it was offered.

Method Summary

int	compareTo(BidDetails other) A comparator for BidDetails which order the bids in reverse natural order of utility.
boolean	equals(java.lang.Object obj)
Bid	getBid() Returns the bid.
double	getMyUndiscountedUtil() Returns the undiscounted utility of the bid as supplied in the constructor.
double	getTime() Return the time at which this bid was offered.
int	hashCode()
void	setBid(Bid bid) Set the bid.
void	setMyUndiscountedUtil(double utility) Set the undiscounted utility of the bid.
void	setTime(double time) Set the time at which this bid was offered.
java.lang.String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

BidDetails

public BidDetails(Bid bid,
                  double myUndiscountedUtil)

Creates a BidDetails-object which stores a bid with it's corresponding utility.

Parameters:

bid - of an agent

myUndiscountedUtil - utility of the bid

BidDetails

public BidDetails(Bid bid,
                  double myUndiscountedUtil,
                  double time)

Creates a BidDetails-object which stores a bid with it's corresponding utility and the time it was offered.

Parameters:

bid - of an agent

myUndiscountedUtil - of the bid

time - of offering

Method Detail

getBid

public Bid getBid()

Returns the bid.

Returns:

bid.

setBid

public void setBid(Bid bid)

Set the bid.

Parameters:

bid - to be set in this object.

getMyUndiscountedUtil

public double getMyUndiscountedUtil()

Returns the undiscounted utility of the bid as supplied in the constructor. Depending on the usage this can also be the utility of the opponent if the BidDetails object was constructed by the opponent model.

Returns:

undiscounted utility of bid.

setMyUndiscountedUtil

public void setMyUndiscountedUtil(double utility)

Set the undiscounted utility of the bid.

Parameters:

utility - of the bid.

getTime

public double getTime()

Return the time at which this bid was offered.

Returns:

time of offering.

setTime

public void setTime(double time)

Set the time at which this bid was offered.

Parameters:

time - of offering.

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

string representation of the object (u=UTILITY, t=TIME).

compareTo

public int compareTo(BidDetails other)

A comparator for BidDetails which order the bids in reverse natural order of utility.

Specified by:

compareTo in interface java.lang.Comparable<BidDetails>

Parameters:

other - bid to which this bid is compared.

Returns:

order of this bid relative to the given bid.

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

hashcode of this object.

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object obj)

Overrides:

equals in class java.lang.Object

Parameters:

obj - object to which this object is compared.

Returns:

true if this object is equal to the given object.